NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A judge in Nashville declared Tennessee’s guns in bars law unconstitutional Friday, saying the law is too vague.
The law took effect July 14 despite a veto by Governor Phil Bredesen and allowed handgun permit holders to carry their weapons into places that serve alcohol, as long as they weren’t drinking and providing the establishment makes more than 50% of its profits from food.
Friday’s ruling follows a suit brought by a group of Nashville restaurant owners and workers headed by Sunset Grill, Cabana and Midtown Cafe owner Randy Rayburn.
Ruling in favor of the group, Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman said the law is “fraught with ambiguity.”
There was no immediate word from attorneys for the state about an appeal.
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